Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-02
THE BOOMING SOUTH.
What a San Franciscan Has to Say
About the Southern Country.

[san Francisco Bulletin
"The people in this part of the State who
have not visited Southern California have
only a faint idea of the excitement which
is raging there said a gentleman to-day
who has just returned from Los Angeles.
"When l sit in my Office here and read
or here about affairs in the southern part
of the State, | am inclined to think that
the reports are exaggerated, or that the
people have either gone daft or are BANKED
fools But when | went down there few
weeks ago and saw the crowds OF people
and the wonderful changes which have
taken place there since last winter; when
| see the character of the persons coming
in and find the banks crammed with
money; when | ascertain that all these
newcomers possess wealth, and do not
come here to make living from the land
they buy, am forced to alter my opinion.
The fact is, Southern California is filling
up with the best class of people that the
East possesses-people of middle age, who
have made their money and have more
than enough to live on, and who are en-
raptured with a country which is so unlike
that in which they have lived, and which
presents so many opportunities for enjoy
ing the days which remain TO them. They
are, too, the men whose enterprise has been
instrumental in building up the great cities
of the East, and they see at a glance the
possibilities of this new country, and feel
again the energy of youth and desire
to have hand in creating prosperous
community in favored land. In conse-
quence they are anxious to obtain foot
hold in country which holds SO much to
please and interest them, and home is
bought or erected They will all come out
each winter until they transfer their bust
ness to their sons, if they have not done so
already, and will then live here perma-
nently. They are energetic people, and
are already talking OF establishing manu-
features to supply the needs of the rapidly
growing community. They bring the bust
ness methods, energy and enterprise of the
East, and know what they are about when
they invest their money. | met a gentle
man from Philadelphia the other day who
had not long ago arrived, and had a very
interesting conversation with him. He
said that he had been hearing so much of
Southern California that he concluded he
would come out here with his wife and see
it. He had also heard something about
lHt DDOlI, uul ult ibt give dtlth-
ton to that. He had never seen this part
of the world, but wished to see if all the
stories he had heard of its beauties were
lies or gospel truth, and 50 came. 1t is I'M
necessary to say that he was delighted, and
so was his wife; and when the latter pro-
posed that they purchase S9,000-house,
soon after coming here, he was ready for
the suggestion, and the house was bought
that day. Since then he has invested
100000 more. That is fair sample case
THAT whole country" continued the
gentlemen, lis going to be developed in
the most thorough manner A railroad
will be extended into every part of it
where men can live, and there will be no
portion of it that will not be in commune
cation with the outside world. The rail
roads are the pioneers of progress, making
it-nay, forcing it-by opening up new
country and putting it within reach of the
people. They take population along with
them, and do not let population seek out
tracts with a mule team or a pack train,
and live isolated from the world for years
until their grandchildren and their neigh
bors' grandchildren shall become numerous
enough TO induce railroad to come within
four or six miles of them. As soon as the
Atchison road has built the last branch
road in Southern California it will come
north and prosperity will follow it. 1t
will come to San Francisco, too, but when
or how no one but its managers know, and
it is not likely they are going to tell. 1t
is safe to say, though, that it will not be
for some years yet, as they have great
deal of work to do in Southern California.
But they will get here all the same"